104th Grey Cup

104th Grey Cup
Date November 27, 2016
Stadium BMO Field
Location Toronto
Broadcasters
Network Canada (English): TSN/TSN HD
Canada (French): RDS/RDS HD
United States: ESPN2
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The 104th Grey Cup (known as the 104th Grey Cup presented by Shaw for sponsorship reasons)[1] is a Canadian football game that will be played on November 27, 2016, at BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario,[2] to decide the champion for the 2016 CFL season.

Host city

On September 4, 2015, news agencies reported that the game would be awarded to Toronto, as a gift to the new Argonaut owners, despite the city recently hosting the 95th and the 100th Grey Cups.[3] On October 1, 2015, it was announced at a news conference that BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario, will host the 104th Grey Cup.[2]

It will be the 48th Grey Cup to be held in Toronto, the most recent being the 100th Grey Cup in 2012, when the hometown Toronto Argonauts defeated the Calgary Stampeders. Although it is the first Grey Cup at BMO Field, it is not the first to be held at the site - the stadium that previously stood where BMO Field was built (Exhibition Stadium) hosted twelve CFL championship games, the last being the 70th Grey Cup in 1982.

References

  1. "Shaw, CFL announce Grey Cup sponsorship deal". Global News (Shaw Media). May 8, 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "104th Grey Cup presented by Shaw awarded to Toronto". October 1, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  3. "Toronto to host Grey Cup in 2016, Ottawa in 2017". Sportsnet. September 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
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